152 results for “acute suicide crisis”
50y · Male·hanging
…9) and complex mental health issues including depression, anxiety, personality traits, and multiple prior suicide attempts. Following his brother's suicide in April 2011, he increased substance use. On 1 July 2012, he c…
27y · Male·Self-inflicted wounds
Andrea Rivelli, a 27-year-old Italian national travelling in Australia, died by suicide on 18 November 2014 after self-inflicting penetrating neck wounds. He had no identified significant menta…
30y · Male·neck compression
…ession while on remand. He had a history of command auditory hallucinations instructing self-harm, recent suicide attempts, and polysubstance abuse. Despite appropriate clinical management by Forensicare including medic…
43y · Male·head, chest and abdominal injuries sustained when intentionally stepping into th…
…th a long history of mental health problems, severe depression, and suicidal ideation since 2013, died by suicide on 6 March 2021. On the day of his death, following a police callout for erratic behaviour, he drove onto…
23y · Male·Haemorrhage from incised wounds to the neck and wrists
…nflicted knife wounds to his neck and wrists while experiencing a drug-induced psychotic episode following acute methylamphetamine intoxication. He had a complex trauma history including childhood domestic violence expo…
46y · Male·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash; manner deter…
…is GP appropriately diagnosed the condition and referred him to psychology on 12 September, Ball expressed acute suicidal ideation to his brother and partner within days, specifically mentioning driving under trucks. An…
51y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
…ot, striking Andrew in the chest. The coroner found Andrew intended to provoke police to cause his death (suicide by police). The shooting was found to be a justified use of force. Key clinical lesson: this case highlig…
60y · Male·undetermined; presumed suicide by motor vehicle driving over cliff
…vidence of the vehicle's impact and breakdown in the ocean was observed. The coroner concluded he died by suicide. This case highlights the importance of recognising suicide risk factors including recent accusations of …
52y · Male·self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head (contact range gunshot wound to the mou…
…nded as proportionate, lawful, and professional. The case underscores the intersection of family violence, acute intoxication, and suicide risk, with particular relevance to police response protocols in crisis situation…
Unknown·Hanging
…arby reserve, and deliberately ended his life. The coroner found the manner of death to be self-inflicted suicide. The detailed reasons for the findings are subject to a non-publication order under section 75 of the Cor…
62y · Male·drowning
…une 2016 after a rapid deterioration in mental health. He had a long history of depression but experienced acute decompensation with paranoid delusions in the weeks before death, triggered by a petrol spill incident. Fo…
23y · Male·stab wounds to the neck
…r damage—were unsurvivable. The coroner found no clinical lessons for healthcare providers, as this was a suicide in a police operational context. However, the case highlights the importance of recognising acute suicida…
19y · Female·bronchopneumonia due to cerebral anoxia due to neck compression (hanging)
…no evidence of suicidal ideation and concluded she acted impulsively while the relationship was reaching a crisis point. The autopsy showed no signs of third-party involvement in the hanging. Police response was found to…
38y · Male·Multiple self-inflicted stab wounds to the chest causing significant internal or…
…s were lawful, and no preventable factors were identified. Taylor had significant criminal history, prior suicide ideation, consumed alcohol that day, and the pathologist noted at least 21 external stab wounds with mult…
45y · Male·unable to determine
…eneral practitioner recognised that medication non-adherence would worsen psychotic symptoms and increase suicide risk. Although Peter's family and treating doctor initiated contact and attempted to arrange medical revi…
54y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in fall from height
Ms Deborah Lee Humm, 54, died by suicide on 14 May 2013 after jumping from a fourth-floor balcony at a Cairns hotel. She was highly intoxicated (B…
47y · Male·Extensive burns sustained in a deliberately set fire
…been reasonably prevented, noting he received substantial support from multiple sources during a period of acute mental health crisis.
32y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
Adam Laufer, a 32-year-old man with longstanding bipolar disorder, died by suicide on 24 November 2016 when he jumped from the LaTrobe Street overpass in Melbourne. In the early hours of 2…
15y · Female·compression of the neck
…y whether Sue died by intentional self-harm or injuries inflicted by her mother, Li Zhen Gao, who died by suicide in the garage. Sue's death occurred in the context of acute family stress following her parents' separati…
57y · Male·Unascertained causes; presumed suicide by jumping from cliffs
…consultations. The coroner did not identify clinical factors but rather attributed the death to cumulative acute stressors overwhelming the deceased. The case highlights the importance of recognising acute stress respon…
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